WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Moore and Several GOP Lawmakers Back Trump Administration Reversing Illegal VA Abortion Rule * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This week, Congressman Michael Cloud (TX-27), alongside Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), partnered with Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) to lead a group of Republican lawmakers in supporting the Trump administration's efforts to revers  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Vindman Announces District-Wide "Seven Books for VA-07'' Reading Challenge * Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) today launched an opportunity for Virginia elementary school students to participate in his office's inaugural Seven Books for VA-07 Reading Challenge. This initiative celebrates and encourages young readers who are passionate about exploring new stories an  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller Releases Statement on U.S. Army's Reversal of Decision to Inactivate WVSU ROTC Program * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) released the following statement on the U.S. Army's reversal of their previous decision to inactivate the Reserve Officer's Training Corps (ROTC) program at West Virginia State University (WVSU). On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Army Cadet Comman  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * On 100th Anniversary of Appalachian Trail Conservancy's Founding, Beyer, Lawler, Kaine, and Tillis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect National Trails Across the U.S. * Today, U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA-08) and Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) and U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Appalachian Trail Centennial Act, legislation to strengthe  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Scott Statement on August Jobs Report Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the economy added 22,000 jobs in August, and the unemployment rate ticked up from 4.2 per  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks on Sept. 4, 2025, at a hearing to consider the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, (H.R. 4553) and a resolution (H.Res. 668), which directs the Oversight Committee to continue its work in investigating and obtaining relevant documents related to the Epstein files: * * * Good afternoon, the Committee will come to order  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * So Much For The "Golden Age" - Economic Data Confirms Trump Policies Betray American Working Families * Today the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) issued its August jobs report, which was full of woeful news for the U.S. economy. The report found that the unemployment rate rose to 4.3 percent, the highest it has been since the pandemic, and the economy only added a scant 22,000 jobs. With all dat  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner & Don Scott Sit Down with Virginians Who Rely on Rural Hospital Targeted by Republican Budget Law * FRANKLIN, Va. - In case you missed it, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Don Scott on Tuesday traveled to Franklin's Hayden Village Center to sit down with Franklin community members and leaders who rely on Southampton Medical Center - one of the six rural   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Colleagues Introduce New Legislation to Unlock Faith-Based and Higher-Ed Land for Affordable Rental Housing * WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Andy Kim (D-NJ) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) today introduced the Yes in God's Back Yard (YIGBY) Act, new legislation designed to help faith-based organizations and institutions of higher education unlock the promise of their existing  more